TODAY'S OVERALL FINISHING NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS ARE CHANGING IN THE METAL FINISHING INDUSTRY WORLDWIDE. THE NEED FOR BETTER PART QUALITY AND FLEXIBLE, MORE EFFICIENT, AND COST EFFECTIVE MANUFACTURING AND FINISHING METHODS, INTEGRATED WITH COMPUTER SCIENCE, HAS ENCOURAGED NEW MECHANIZED FINISHING APPROACHES UTILIZING CNC (COMPUTERIZED NUMERICAL CONTROLLED) MACHINE SYSTEMS. BUFF, BRUSH, AND POLISH TECHNIQUES ARE RAPIDLY BEING CONVERTED TO CNC METHODOLOGY WITH THE END USER IN MIND. MANUAL AND OLD CONVENTIONAL MACHINE FINISHING METHODS ARE GRADUALLY BECOMING OBSOLETE. NUMEROUS CNC CASE HISTORIES COVERING TYPICAL FINISHING SYSTEMS ARE ILLUSTRATED AND DISCUSSED TO HELP SHOW THE GROWING TREND IN THE FOLLOWING METALWORKING INDUSTRIES: LOCK HARDWARE, PLUMBING HARDWARE, HAND TOOLS, COOKWARE, LIGHT FIXTURES, AUTOMOTIVE WHEELS, AUTOMOTIVE TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS, AND AEROSPACE ENGINE COMPONENTS.